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19:00 Chelmsford City

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  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 66y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £9,650 added
  • Winner: £5,051
  • 2nd: £2,370
  • 3rd: £1,184
  • 4th: £593
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.83s
  • Off Time: 19:00:14
  • 8 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Dark blue, royal blue stripe, royal blue and white diabolo on sleeves, royal blue cap, white star
13/2
  • Form 26-8261
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 66

raced keenly tracking leaders, quick move into 2nd 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

Fox Flame

20 v D
11/2
  • Form 843159
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 70

steadied start, held up in last pair, headway towards inside turning in, chased leaders soon after, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on

3(1)
Silk - Royal blue, grey chevron, grey and royal blue halved sleeves
  • Form 12328-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 70

held up in 5th on inside, came very wide home turn, chased leaders and hung left from over 1f out, continued to hang left inside final furlong, went well held 2nd towards finish

4(8)
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 33432-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 68

tracked leader until 7f out, remained handy in 3rd, came wide home turn, ridden and weakened over 1f out

6(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star
25/1
  • Form 843-896
  • Age 11
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 64

led, pushed along and headed turning in, over 1f out, hung left and weakened quickly final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Maroon, White stars, Orange sleeves, Maroon cap, White star
8/1
  • Form 0-21613
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 63

held up in last trio, very wide turning in, no impression when hung left under pressure inside final furlong

8(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, Emerald Green cap, White star

Smokey Malone

16 b C
12/1
  • Form 264-135
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 62

switched left start, held up in rear, good headway on inside 2f out, led turning in, ridden and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish

9(2)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow chevron, chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 21721/0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 59

raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, weakened 2f out

5(5)
NR
10/1
  • Form 17068-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 66

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In depth

Formwatch

Kitty Foyle (IRE) 11-4 (9-10) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, led again towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Theonlywayiswessex (9-9) by nk, 7 ran.

Fox Flame 9-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, short of room approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 9th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Merrijig (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

Greek Giant (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway from 6f out, switched right final bend, soon hanging left, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Legacy Power (9-13) by 4 3/4l, 7 ran.

Stage Show 28-1 (9-6) Raced wide, close up, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Hill Station (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Champagne City 22-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place 9f out, no impression after, 6th of 7, 12 1/2l behind Greek Giant (9-7) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Lawmans Blis (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Held up rear of mid-division, headway over 6f out, switched right over 1f out, hung left and pressing for 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd and no impression towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Kitty Foyle (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

Smokey Malone 11-1 (9-11) In touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Tamaris (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

The Knot Is Tied (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Clear White Light (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Apr.

Golden Dove 18-1 (10-1) Slowly away, raced in last, raced wide and still a lot to do home turn, rallied and stayed on from 1f out, nearest at finish, 4th of 10, 4l behind Ciara Pearl (10-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.